Sam & Dave

Samuel Moore and David Prater were both from the South, had both spent time as gospel singers, and joined forces as a vocal duo in the late 50s after meeting in Miami.

Their material for Stax was written and produced by the team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter, and their You Don't Know Like I Know and Hold On I'm Coming remain among the most dynamic recorded performances of the mid-60s. The differing texture of their voices was used to project mounting impatience and excitement, with thundering noisy climaxes.

Although estranged in 1970 - but reunited in 1973 - the duo continued to produce small wonders like Soul Sister Brown Sugar after the soul boom had largely collapsed into routine sterility.